Aminoalkylethanesulfonamide



Patented May 15, 1951 AMINOALKYLETHANE SULFONAMIDE Robert Michel Jacob, Villeneuve-le-Roi, and Gilbert Bo and Jacques Georges Robert, Paris,

France, assignors to Societe des Usines Chimiques Rhone-Poulenc, Paris, France, a corporation of France No Drawing.

rial No. 57,826. In

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to the preparation of new sulphonamide derivatives and par- Application November 1, 1948, Se-

France November 4, 1947 ticularly to the preparation of sulphonamide derivatives of the general Formula I:

A -N(Rz)z I In this formula, R represents a radical selected from the class consisting of alkyl radicals containing less than 5 carbon atoms, aryl radicles and aryl radicles substituted by methyl, by chlorine, by amino and by acetylamino, A and A1 each represent the same or different divalent hydrocarbon groups selected from the class consisting of straight and branched chain aliphatic groups of not more than 5 carbon atoms and aralkyl groups; and R1 and R2 each represent the same or difierent groups selected from the class consisting of methyl and ethyl radicles and radicles forming with the adjacent nitrogen atom heterocyclic radicles e. g. piperidino or morpholino radicles.

According to one form of the invention com pounds of general Formula I are prepared by condensation of a sulpho-halide, R-SOzX, (where X-=halogen) with a secondary amine of the formula:

In another form of the invention compounds of general Formula I are prepared by condensation of a dialkylaminoalkyl or aralkyl halide,

with a sodium derivative of a monosubstituted sulphonamide R,SO2NHAN(R1)2. This monosubstituted sulphonamide can be obtained either by the action of the sulphohalideR-SOzX on the primary amine NH2-AN(R1)2, or by the condensation of the sodium derivative of the sulphonamide' R-SO2NH2 with the halogenated derivative X--A-N(R1)2. The sodium derivatives may be prepared by the action of sodamide.

In yet another form of the invention, compounds of general Formula I wherein A is identical to A1 and R1 is identical to R2 are prepared by condensing a sulphonamide R--SO2NH2, which'may be in the form of its alkali metal derivative, with two molecules of a dialkylaminmalkyl halide X-A-N(R1)2, in the presence of a acid binding agent such as sodamide.

2 The compounds thus obtained have in varyin degrees interesting physiological properties, and in particular they have been found to be very effective in treating states of traumatic or haemorrphagic shock. In particular bis(3-diethylamino 1 propyl)N.N.ethane sulphonamide, which forms the subject 'of Examples I, XIV and XXIV which follow, has up to the present been found the most active of the derivatives prepared and consequently constitutes one of the preferred products of the invention. The following examples illustrate the inven-' tion but are not to be regarded as limiting it in any way:

Example I 25 g. of di(3-diethylamino-1-propyl) amine are dissolved in 200 cc. oi? ether. The mixture is cooled to 10 C. and a solution of 13 g. of ethane sulphochloride in cc. of ether are poured in over a period of /2 hour, the temperature being maintained at between -10 and -5 C. A white precipitate of the hydrochloride of bis(3-diethylamino-1-propyl)N.N. ethane sulphonamide is formed. The product is agitated for a further hour at -10 C. to 5 C., and the temperature is then allowed to rise to +10 C. The hydrochloride is then dissolved by adding 50 cc. of water, whereafter it is made alkaline with 20 cc. of caustic soda at 36 B. in order to liberate the base. The ethereal layer is separated and dried over sodium sulphate. The ether is driven off and the product is rectified; the bis(S-diethylamino-1-propyl)N.N. ethane sulphonamide distils at 169 C. under 0.5 mm. of mercury. It gives a dipicrate which melts at 148 C. (instantaneous melting point on the Maquenne block).

Example II N By following the procedure described in Example I but starting with p-chlorobenzenesulphochloride (melting point, 53 C.) and with di (3-diethylamino-lpropyl) amine, bis(3-diethy1- amino 1 propyl) N.N. p-chlorobenzenesulphon-i amide is obtained, which boils at from 211 to 212 C. under 0.6 mm. of mercury.

Example III Example IV 48 g. of p-acetylaminobenzenesulphochloride having a water content of 45.7% are added in small quantities with stirring to a concentrated aqueous solution containing 46 g. of di.(3-'diethylamino-l-propyl) "amine, the temperature being allowed to rise toward 40 C.; the operation is terminated by heating for A; hour at 50 0.; the mixture is left to stand for one night; a product crystallizes out from which the moisture is mechanically extracted. It is recrystallized from 60% aqueous acetone yielding 23 g. of hydrated bis (3-diethylamino l propyl)N.N.1p-acetylam-.- inobenzenesulphonamide having a melting point (determined by the capillary method) of 93 C.

Example V An ethereal solution of 30 g. of n-propanesulephobromide is run drop by drop with stirring into an ethereal solution of 78 g. of di(3-diethylamino-l-propyl) amine, the temperature being maintained at about 15-20 C. The products formed are extracted with dilute sulphuric acid. Upon addition of an excess of soda lye to these acidsolutions, an oil separates. 'It is decanted and extracted with ether. After the solvent has beendriven off, 39.3 g. of bis(3-diethylamino-l propyl)N.N. n-propanesulphonamide are separated by distillation under reduced pressure, the boiling point of which under 0.25 mm. of mercury is 162-163 C. and the dipicrate of which has a melting point (determined by the capillary method- 147. C.

Example VI By following the procedure described in Example V, but replacing the n-propanesulphobromide by themolecular equivalent of methanesulphochlorideiand replacing the di B-diethylaminplapropyll amine by di(2-diethylaminoel-ethyl) amine, bis(2-.diethylamine-l ethyl)N.N. methanesulphonamide is-obtained, which has a boiling pointof 147 C. under 0.8 mm. of mercury.

Example VII Byproceeding as described in Example V, but starting with ethanesulphochloride and with di(3-dimethylamino=lepropyl) amine, bis.( 3=di.- methylaminosl-epropyl) N .N. ethanesulphonamide isobtained, which distils-at 150 C..un.de r.0.'6 mm, of mercury. ltsdipicrate melts at :1691-1'70 C. on th Madue n block. I

Example VIII 13y proceeding as described Example V, but tarting with benzenesulphc hloride and with d imethylaminc-l l rcpyl) amine, bis(3-dimethylamino 1 propyl)N.N. benzenesulphonamide is obtained, which distils at 161 C. under 0.2 mm. of mercury.

Example IX diq diethylamino-l butyh amine, bis(-dimethylammo-l-butyDNN. ethanesulphonam ide. 1. 0

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4 tained, which distils at 177-180 C. under 0.55 mm. of mercury, and the dipicrate of which melts at 131-132 C. (melting point on the Maquenne block).

- Example XI I By proceeding as in Example V, but starting with ethanesulphochloride and with di(3-piperidino-l-propyl) amine, bis(3 piperidino-l-propy1)N.N. ethanesulphonamide is obtained which distils at 198 C. under 0.3 mm. of mercury, and the lflydroc'hloridc of which melts at 215-216 C.

('Maquenne block) Example XII .By proceeding as in Example V, but starting with ethanesulphochloride and di(5-diethylamino-l-pentyl) amine, bis(5 diethylamino-l-pentyl)N.N. ethanesulphonamide is obtained, which distils at 164-4655 C. under 0.3 mm. of mercury and the picrate of which melts at 91-92 C. (capllary-m thod).

Example KW .10 g. of ethanesulphochloride are poured drop by drop into a well-stirred solution of 10 g. of 3sdiethylamino-1-amino propane. The mixture is cooled so as to maintain the temperature at about 10 20" C. during the addition. The hydrochloride 0f 3-diethylamino-l ethanesulphonamide propane is precipitated. It is extracted with a minimum of water and the necessary quantity of concentrated caustic soda is added to form :the base. The solution is then extracted with ether, dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent is evaporated, where'after the product is distilled under reduced pressure. '11 g. of an oil having a boiling point of 142 C. under 0.3 mm. of mercury are obtained. This-oil is poureddrop by drop into an agitated suspension of 2.5 g. of sodamide at a concentration of "in 60 cc. oi anhydrous toluene. The reaction is-exothermic, and is ended by heating to 60 C. for 1 hour. The product is allowed to 0001,82 g. of 3-diethylamino-l-chloropropane ar added and the mixture is raised to boiling point over a space of 1 hour. It is maintained at boiling. .pointfor 3 hours and thenallowed to cool. The toluene solutionis extracted with dilute sulphuric acid, the base is precipitated by making the solution alkaline with caustic soda. and is then extracted with ether. After drying over sodium sulphate,

evaporated and the product. is distilled, yielding 7.7 7g. of bis(3-diethylamino-1- pro l)N.N. ethan'esulphonamide. boiling at 192 C. under 1.6 mm. of mercury. The dipicrate melts at 148 C. and a mixture of this product and the dipicrate of Example I shows no depression of melting point. 7

Example XV By proceeding as described in Example XIV, but starting with p-chlorobenzenesulphochloride and with 3-diethylamino-1-amino propane (3-- diethylamino- 1 -propy-l)N. ,p-chlorobenzenesulphcnamide is obtained, which is. an oil boiling at 189-190 C. under 0.4 mm. of mercury. By the action-of sodamide and 3-,diethylamino-l-chloropropane, this substance is converted into bis(ixdiethylamino-l-propyl)N.N. p-chlorobenzenesulphonamide as described in Example II.

Example XVI By proceeding as described in Example XIV, but starting with p-diethylaminomethylbenzylamine and ethanesulphochloride, a colourless oil boiling at 200 C. under 0.9 mm. of mercury is obtained, which is p-diethylaminomethylbenzyl- N-ethanesulphonamide. By reacting this sulphonamide with sodiamide and B-diethylaminol-chloro-propane under the conditions previously described, p-diethylaminomethylbenzyl-N(3-diethylamino-l-propyl) N. ethane-sulphonamide is obtained, which is a viscous oil boiling at 211-212 C. under 0.9 mm. of mercury.

Example XVII A solution of 39.2 g. of benzenesulphochloride in 100 cc. of ether is added drop by drop, with stirring, to a solution of 63.5 g. of 3-diethylamino propylamine in 250 cc. of ether, the temperature being maintained at about C. The basic products are extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid. On making the solutions alkaline, white crystals are precipitated, which are dried over sulphuric acid under reduced pressure. In this way, 30 g. of (3-diethylamino-1-propyl)N. benzenesulphonamide are obtained, the melting point (Maq-uenne block) of which is 67-68 C. (The melting point of the pure product is 72 C.) These 50 g. of sulphonamide are introduced into a mixture of 9 g. of sodamide and 200 cc. of anhydrous toluene, and the mixture is heated for 2 hours at 60 C. After cooling to room temperature, 27.6 g. of S-diethylamino-l-chloro-propane are added. The temperature is then raised to boiling point for 1 hours. After cooling, the basic products formed are extracted with dilute sulphuric acid. Excess of soda lye is then added and an oil separates which is decanted and extracted with ether. After the solvent has been driven off, there remains a yellow oil which, upon fractionation under reduced pressure, gives 49.2 g. of bis(3-diethylamino-1-propyl) N.N. benzenesulphonamide having a boiling point of 197-202" C. under 0.7 mm. of mercury.

Example XVIII By proceeding as described in Example XVII, but replacing the benzenesulphochloride by the molecular equivalentof methane-sulphochloride, bis(3 diethylamino-l-propyl) N .N. methanesulphonamide is prepared,which boils at 166-167 C. under 0.7 mm. of mercury, and the dipicrate of which melts (Maquenne block) at 110 C.

Example XIX By proceeding as described in Example XVII, but replacing the benzene sulphochloride by the molecular equivalent of n-butanesulphochloride, bis(B-diethylamino-l-propyl) N.N. n-butanesulphonamide is prepared, the boiling point of which under 0.6 mm. of mercury is 176.5-1'7'7" C.

Example XX 10 g. of ethanesulphochloride are poured drop by drop into a well-stirred ethereal solution of 9 g. of Z-diethylamino-l-amino ethane. The mixture is cooled so as to maintain the temperature at about 10-20 C. during the addition. The hydrochloride of 2-diethylamino-l-ethanesulphonamido-ethane precipitates. It is extracted with concentrated caustic soda is added to precipitate the base and the base is extracted with ether, the ether extract is dried over sodium sulphate, the solvent is evaporated and the product is distilled under reduced pressure. (Z-diethylaminol-ethyl) N. ethanesulphonamide is obtained in the form of oil, which distils at 131-1325? C. under 1.0 mm. of mercury.

This oil is then introduced drop by drop into a stirred suspension of 2.5 g. of sodamide at a concentration of in 60 cc. of anhydrous toluene. The reaction is exothermic and is ended by heating to 60 C. for onehour. The product is allowed to cool, 8.2 g. of 3-diethy1- amino-l-chloro-propane are added, the mixture is brought to boiling point in the space of 1 hour and the temperature is maintained at boiling point for 3 hours. The mixture is allowed to cool, the toluene solution is extracted with dilute sulphuric acid, the base is precipitated by-addition of caustic soda and the base is then extracted with ether. After drying over sodium sulphate, the ether is evaporated from'the extract and the product is distilled. In this way, (3-diethylamino-1-propyl)N. (2'-diethylamino 1'-ethyl)N. ethanesulphonamide is obtained, which distils at 158-160 C. under 0.8 mm. of mercury. Its dipicrate melts at -116 C. capillary method).

Example XXI By proceeding as described in Example XX, (3' diethylamino-1-propyl) N. ethanesulphonamide, as already described in Example XIV (Boiling point 142 C. under 0.3 mm.) ,is first prepared. By reacting this monosubstituted sulphonamide with 3-dimethylamino-l-chloro-propane, (3-diethylamino-l-propyl) N. (3'-dimethylamino-1-propyl)N. ethanesulphonamide is obtained, which distils at 156-259 C. under 0.7 mm. of mercury. Its dipicrate melts at 194-195 C. (Maquenne block).

Example XXII By proceeding as in Example XX, but starting with ethanesulphochloride and with N-N-dimethylethylenediamine, (2 dimethylamino 1- ethyl) N. ethanesulphonamide is first prepared. This is reacted with p-dimethylaminochloroethane to give bis(Z-dimethylamino-l-ethyl)N. ethanesulphonamide, which distils at 133-136 C. under 1.3 mm. of mercury.

Example XXIII By proceeding as described in Example XX, but starting with ethanesulphochloride and 3-diethy1amino-2 2-dimethyl-1 -amino-propane, and then reacting the 3-diethylamino-2:2-dimethy1- 1 chloro propane, bis(3-diethy1amino-2,2-dimethyl 1 propyl)N.N. ethanesulphonamide is prepared, which distils at 181-183 C. under 0.65 mm. of mercury.

Example XXIV a minimum of water, the necessary quantity of 75 ture and 10.5 g. of sodamide at a concentration of 9.0% toluene are added. The temperature is-then again raised for one hour to 80 C. and then cooled to room temperature, 39 g. of 3-diethylamino-l-chloro propane are added and the mixture is brought to the boil under reflux for 5 hours. After cooling, the basic products formed are extracted with dilute sulphuric acid. After the addition of an excess of soda lye to these acid solutions, an oil separates and this is decanted and extracted with ether. When the solvent has been driven off from the extracts, 82 g. of a yellow oil remain, which upon fractionation under reduced pressure, yield 50 g. of bis (3-diethylamino-l-propyl) N.N. ethanesulphonamide identical to that described in Examples I and XIV.

Example XXV 43 g. of p-toluenesulphonamide are added with stirring to a suspension of 12 g. of sodamide at a concentration of 90% in 550 cc. of anhydrous toluene. The mixture is heated for one hour to 80 C. After cooling to room temperature, 41 g. of 3-diethylami'no-1-chloro-propane are added, which is followed by heating to boiling point under reflux for 5 hours. The solution is cooled toroom temperature and 12 g. of sodamide-at a concentration of 90% in toluene are added. The mixture is heated for 1 hour at 80 C., and then cooled to room temperature, 41 g. of 3-diethylamino-l-chloro-propane is then added and the mixture is brought to the boil under reflux for 5 hours. After cooling, the basic products formed are extracted with dilute sulphuric acid. Upon the addition of an excess of soda lye to these acid solutions, an oil separates and this is decanted and extracted with ether. After the solvent has a been driven oil from the extracts, an oil is obtained which, upon fractionation under reduced pressure, yields 82 g. of bis(3diethylamino-1'- propyl)N.N. p-toluenesulphonamide, which distils at 226 C. under 1 mm. of mercury.

Example XXVI REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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